Conan 2.0 examples

Tutorial

Consuming packages

Build a simple CMake project using Conan

• Use Conan to manage dependencies for a simple application, a string compressor that uses Zlib. Docs

Using build tools as Conan packages

• Use Conan to install and use build tools like CMake. Docs

Building for multiple configurations: Release, Debug, Static and Shared

• Learn how to build for different configurations, like Release or Debug and build shared or static libraries. Docs

Using conanfile.py vs conanfile.txt

• Learn about the flexibility of using a conanfile.py instead a conanfile.txt. Docs

How to cross-compile your applications using Conan

• Learn how to cross-compile your applications with Conan. Docs

Introduction to versioning

• Learn how to use different versions, version ranges and revisions. Docs

Creating packages

How to create your first Conan package

• Learn how to create a simple "Hello World" Conan package using the conan new command. Docs

How to handle external sources in recipes

• Learn how to modify the previous example to bring source files form a zip file located in a remote server or from a git repository. Docs

How to add requirements to Conan packages

• Learn how to add requirements to a Conan package. Docs

How to use the generate() method to prepare the Conan package build

• Learn how to configure the toolchain in the generate() method. Docs

Configure settings and options in recipes

• Learn how to configure settings and options and how Conan models binary compatibility. Docs

Creating packages: other types of packages

How to create a Conan package for a header-only library

• Learn how to create a Conan package for a simple header-only library. Docs

How to create a Conan package for a header-only library but testing the library

• Learn how to create a Conan package for a simple header-only library that needs the settings. Docs

How to create a Conan package for binaries built locally

• Learn how to create a Conan package when we are building our project with our IDE and we want to directly package the binaries without calling "conan create". Docs

How to create a Conan package for prebuilt binaries

• Learn how to create a Conan package when we have prebuilt libraries (like third-party vendors). Docs

How to create a Conan package for prebuilt binaries in a remote

• Learn how to create a Conan package when we have prebuilt libraries located in a remote repository. Docs

Examples

Use custom commands in your Conan CLI

• Learn how to create custom commands in Conan. Docs

  • conan clean command: Deletes (from local cache or remotes) all recipe and package revisions but the latest package revision from the latest recipe revision. Docs

Use Android NDK to cross-build

• Learn how to cross-build packages for Android. Docs